In Wine There Is Truth, which I think means that drunk people are honest, but who knows. What does that have to do with anything? Not much really, except that that is the quote on the door at Vino Salida, and since I haven't written about any wineries yet, now seemed like a good day to do my first winery review.
I'll be the first one to say that wine is an acquired taste or that at least for me it was and I will probably never acquire a taste for really dry wines. I used to have a very select few wines that I would tolerate drinking, but as life has gone on I have tried a variety of different wines and have broadened my horizons significantly. I must say, for those who are picky wine drinkers like me wineries or wine tasting rooms are the best places to go. I can't count the number of times I bought a bottle of wine in hopes that I would like it just to be disappointed and end up not drinking it, but when you can go try the wine before committing to buying it you know that you are going to get something that you like, win!
Vino Salida is a cute little out of the way winery and I am fairly certain that it would be pretty easy to inadvertently bypass. Although its address is on the highway, when you are coming from the east you have to turn off the highway onto a little dirt road a couple hundred yards (I'd guess) before you get there and without knowing that it would be pretty easy to pass. They do have a flag by the highway, but I didn't notice it until I was leaving.
When you pull up to the front of Vino Salida, don't be fooled by the appearance, sure its one section of a metal industrial type building, but once you get inside you forget about that because it has a fun, cute, modern artsy vibe (my descriptions are great aren't they).
After trying every wine that they make, I will say that I liked pretty much all of them. The 'Vino Rosso di Salida 2011' was a little bit too dry for me and the 'Tenderfoot Stomp Merlot 2010' seemed a bit too dry at first, but the fruity flavor outweighed the 'dryness'. Overall the 'Vino Bianco di Salida 2009' and the 'Bee Vino Traditional Honey Mead 2011' were my favorite. The Honey Mead definitely has a strong honey flavor and comes in both semi-sweet and sweet varieties, I tried the semi-sweet which was delicious, but I think that based on that the sweet one would be too sweet for me personally. The Vino Bianco is the wine that I had to walk out the door with, it is an 'Orange Style Wine' which is a little on the citrus-y side, and accordind to their food pairing guide it goes well with; lamb sausage, spanikopita, and dolmades (Greek food!). Since I am a sucker for all things Greek and spanikopita just happens to be one of my specialties it was an easy choice to make. Now all I need to do is go pick up a few ingredients for spanikopita and indulge in some great vino and Greek food, sounds like heaven to me.
The chick who was working when I went in, Leona (sorry if I got that wrong, I'm not the best with names), was one of the sweetest and friendliest people at any of the breweries, wineries or distilleries that I have been to so far and the person serving you is almost as important if not as important as the product itself, so in this case it was win/win.
Thanks for reading!
I'll be the first one to say that wine is an acquired taste or that at least for me it was and I will probably never acquire a taste for really dry wines. I used to have a very select few wines that I would tolerate drinking, but as life has gone on I have tried a variety of different wines and have broadened my horizons significantly. I must say, for those who are picky wine drinkers like me wineries or wine tasting rooms are the best places to go. I can't count the number of times I bought a bottle of wine in hopes that I would like it just to be disappointed and end up not drinking it, but when you can go try the wine before committing to buying it you know that you are going to get something that you like, win!
Vino Salida is a cute little out of the way winery and I am fairly certain that it would be pretty easy to inadvertently bypass. Although its address is on the highway, when you are coming from the east you have to turn off the highway onto a little dirt road a couple hundred yards (I'd guess) before you get there and without knowing that it would be pretty easy to pass. They do have a flag by the highway, but I didn't notice it until I was leaving.
When you pull up to the front of Vino Salida, don't be fooled by the appearance, sure its one section of a metal industrial type building, but once you get inside you forget about that because it has a fun, cute, modern artsy vibe (my descriptions are great aren't they).
After trying every wine that they make, I will say that I liked pretty much all of them. The 'Vino Rosso di Salida 2011' was a little bit too dry for me and the 'Tenderfoot Stomp Merlot 2010' seemed a bit too dry at first, but the fruity flavor outweighed the 'dryness'. Overall the 'Vino Bianco di Salida 2009' and the 'Bee Vino Traditional Honey Mead 2011' were my favorite. The Honey Mead definitely has a strong honey flavor and comes in both semi-sweet and sweet varieties, I tried the semi-sweet which was delicious, but I think that based on that the sweet one would be too sweet for me personally. The Vino Bianco is the wine that I had to walk out the door with, it is an 'Orange Style Wine' which is a little on the citrus-y side, and accordind to their food pairing guide it goes well with; lamb sausage, spanikopita, and dolmades (Greek food!). Since I am a sucker for all things Greek and spanikopita just happens to be one of my specialties it was an easy choice to make. Now all I need to do is go pick up a few ingredients for spanikopita and indulge in some great vino and Greek food, sounds like heaven to me.
The chick who was working when I went in, Leona (sorry if I got that wrong, I'm not the best with names), was one of the sweetest and friendliest people at any of the breweries, wineries or distilleries that I have been to so far and the person serving you is almost as important if not as important as the product itself, so in this case it was win/win.
Thanks for reading!
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